Posted on 01/07/2012 4:15:02 PM PST by floridarunner01
Today, Keisha Head is a wife and mother of three. But more than decade ago, she was the victim of a notorious human trafficker.
At 16-years old, Head says she was being sold on the streets of Atlanta for sex.
“I did not know that a normal, average man who was a preacher, who was a lawyer, who was a senator - could turn into this monster,” Head said. “That is the scariest moment when you are amongst people who claim to be normal yet they purchase you and they turn into these monsters. They rape you. They beat you. And then act as if they're normal. These are not your normal pedophiles.”
Experts say, across the globe, millions of people are trafficked each year. Hundreds of thousands of the victims are women and girls. But what surprises many -- is the rate it is happening in affluent neighborhoods where minors are being turned into sex slaves.
“The buyers aren't just pedophiles. The buyers are normal community men, normal leaders, people that belong to someone,” said Jennifer Swain, state coordinator for A Future. Not A Past.
A Future. Not A Past., is a campaign organized by the Juvenile Justice Fund in Georgia. Swain and her peers, such as Keisha Head, work to educate and prevent exploited children.
The organization lobbied Georgia legislators to pass HB 200 last year. A victory for victim advocates, the bill imposes stricter punishments on offenders and improves the treatment of trafficking victims.
“We have to stop the men. This is a very lucrative business,” Swain said.
According to the Georgia Governor’s Office, more than 400 girls are sexually exploited every month in the state. On average, the girls begin having sex for money between the age of 12 and 14.
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Why am I not surprised.
These are ambitious men in the old Roman sense of the word. They like wielding power over helpless subjects.
Where are their parents?
The enemies of society continue to “normalize” ever more depraved devianccies. Question is, what can the decent Americans do?
I wonder if she means they are more violent. Not just pedos, but sadists.
Calling Eric the Bigot .... possible money making potential in addition to the drug dealing, gun running, money laundering. Remember that the Food Stamp President needs a billion for re-election.
Right on. Kill slavers and pedophiles like the rabid animals they are.
Well, if your neighborhood is 'urban' and has kids named 'Keisha', perhaps.
That actually is an important point. Pedophilia involves pre-pubescent children and is the sickest of sick abuses. The act of pimping out older girls/boys, while evil and despicable should not be confused with the even more evil and despicable actions of pedophilia.
There would be no sellers if there were no buyers. There is nothing like the glare of publicity to dry up the market.
Regards,
GtG
Yep. We used to hang horse thieves to discourage all the other would be horse thieves.
Romneybot?
Gee,and here I thought Atlanta was a nice city.
I know cities have their bad areas but I didn’t realize Atlanta had this going on.
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I don’t see why people fail to notice the obvious. This problem was almost entirely a result of a black community brought up with pictures of pimps and Cadillacs. Similarly, latino groups pimp their own daughters and recent (possibly coerced) emigres. Same also happens with Asian communities.
The problem is almost entirely caused by ethnic minorities pimping their own. It is not a problem with “typical” prostitution.
Her tagline......
Correct and pornography, which is ramped and condoned, breeds them like flies. With pornography enters the demons behind it. Their job is to kill, steal and destroy. The awful thing is the destruction of the innocence of these poor abused children. May God help them.
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